Dell Dimension 8300 Reviews

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Dell Dimension 8300
4.4 stars
Average rating for this product is: 4.4 out of 5

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Average Ratings for Dell Dimension 8300

  • Quality5 stars
  • Ease of Use4.3 stars
  • Ease of Set Up4.3 stars
  • Value for Money4.2 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings4.2 stars
  • Overall Rating4.4 stars

7 Reviews For Dell Dimension 8300

  • Guest 2nd May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Good Points: Easy to upgrade.


    Bad Points: Poor details about upgrade paths on dell.com.
    Awkwardly angled USB ports on the front of the box.


    General comments: I have had my Dell 8300 Since Sept 2005 and it was about 1 year old when I got it. Since then I have installed the following Upgrades:
    Ram to 3gb, Graphics card to a 128 Nvidia. replaced all 3 of my IDE/ATA hard drives with one 750GB Samsung SATA. Installed XP Pro , it came with XP home. Installed an LG DVD/RW
    Apart from driver issues which I solved by joining Driver Update Pro, I can say it was a very good buy.

  • tpul23 Rank: Corporal 29th Nov 2008

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    At time of purchase seemed to have reasonable features for the price.
    Does not feel like it has quality components anymore. Plenty better out there, Often likes to go on a go slow. Have had 3 (yes THREE) new hard drives. This seems to be a feature in all dell products I bought over the years including inspiron laptops that required new hard drives. Therefore I do not recommend the Dell Dimension 8300.

  • Guest 21st Jan 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Outstanding machine!

  • Guest 22nd Dec 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    My Dell is a great PC, no problems whatsoever with it.

  • alex g 2nd Aug 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I love this PC. Have had it over 3 years, upgraded the Ram to 3 GB, Hard Disk space to 1 TB, and replaced the 2 crashed Maxtor drives (the only repairs I have had to do in 40 months). That is IT in 3 years plus ownership. Very dependable, reliable machine.

    The speed of the processor has held up, it is still pretty fast by current standards, and is a heck of a machine for its age. I use it for home office, digital photography, music, and videos, and it seems to keep running strong. One well b ...

  • andygrif Rank: Staff Sergeant 14th Apr 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Dimension 8300 will be my third Dell desktop upgrade over the past eight years. I have always favoured them, due to the customised nature of their business, good quality components and good value pricing.

    Aside from sheer processing power, this is the finest of the three I have had (and the others were great). The thought that has gone into the design of the kit and case alone say that this is serious bit of kit.

    I've never been much into 'fiddling under the bonnet' as it were, but t ...

  • sk8boy1 Rank: Lieutenant 20th Nov 2003

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have recently purchased a new Dell Dimension 8300 and I am amazed just how good it is. I chose a few extras like a large digital flat screen, 1Meg of memory and top of the range sound and graphics. Apart from a rather noisey cooling fan, I cannot fault this machine. At under two grand for the lot, it really does represent fantastic value for money and even when working whith very intensive graphics programs, it performs like a flying machine. Definitly recommend it.